International Atomic Energy Agency
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- proper noun
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Agencia Internacional de Energía Atómica
- The International Atomic Energy Agency promotes the safe use of nuclear power worldwide.
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency
- International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards
Examples
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As international concerns grow over Iran's nuclear ambitions, so too do the International Atomic Energy Agency's inspections in Iran.
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Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency, or IAEA, said that negotiations will resume in December.
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We initiated activities in over 40 countries on this effort, as well as with international organizations like the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Academic text (2004) -
Nuclear material, of which a limited supply exists, is monitored by the U.N.-affiliated International Atomic Energy Agency.
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The track record of the International Atomic Energy Agency, the organization responsible for verifying the peaceful use of nuclear technology, is not encouraging.
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In addition, it admitted inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to the facility for the first time in five years.
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The Iranians have allowed inspectors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to look at their nuclear program, but not to conduct any inspection.
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The Iraqi program was a "spectacular failure," according to Robert Kelley, a former inspector for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
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Constructed like a detective story, it traced the efforts of the International Atomic Energy Agency to monitor a secret program whereby the Iraqis, in violation of the agency's disclosure rules, came close to building an atomic bomb.
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Brazil signed a long-pending agreement with Argentina providing for bilateral safeguards and inspection in conjunction with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
Academic text (1993)
Synonyms
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5.0
A United Nations agency that helps countries use nuclear energy safely and prevents its use for weapons
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A group of countries and people from different nations who work together on common problems
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3.5
An organization within the United Nations that works on one area like health or education
Surface Forms
Morphology
international + atomic + energy + agency
The phrase is fully compositional: 'international' (between countries) + 'atomic energy' (nuclear power) + 'agency' (an organization) yields the clear meaning of an organization dealing with nuclear/atomic energy across countries. A B1 learner who knows these constituent words can infer the basic function of the entity even if they do not know its specific UN affiliation.
Etymology
International Atomic Energy Agency gets its name from its job: International means many countries working together, atomic energy is power from very small atoms, and agency is a group that helps and checks safety. It was set up after worries about atomic bombs and now helps countries use atomic energy in a 'safe' and 'peaceful' way, so the name shows it is a worldwide group that promotes and watches over safe atomic energy.